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在下列句子的空格处填上一个恰当的英语单词。
1. I knocked and knocked and nobody ___.我把门敲了又敲，但无人回应。
2. We knocked at the door but there was no ___ there.我们敲了门，但里面没人。
3. Wilson went up and knocked ___ the door.威尔逊走上前去敲门。
4. As I got up, I knocked a pencil ___ of its holder.我站起来时，碰掉了笔架上的一支铅笔。
5. I knocked the knife ___ his hand.我打落了他手中的刀。
6. At that moment, Sally knocked ___ her glass of wine.就在那时，萨莉把她那杯酒碰翻了。
7. She tried to knock the gun ___ but she was not fast enough.她试图把枪推开,但来不及了。
8. He knocked her ___ the ground and kicked her.他把她打倒在地，还踢她。
9. Simon could knock a man unconscious with one ___ to the jaw.西蒙往人下巴上打一拳就能把人击昏。
10. Garry answered the door only to be knocked ___ as two policemen came rushing in.加里去开门，结果被冲进来的两名警察撞出老远。
11. Morse knocked his shin ___ a suitcase that had been left just inside the door.莫尔斯胫部撞到了横在门内的手提箱上。
12. She knocked her head ___ a stone.她的头碰到了石头上。
13. ___ that information means knocking on doors and asking people questions.收集那样的信息就意味着要挨家挨户敲门，向人们提问题。
14. Five countries have ___ seats on the UN Security Council, but Germany and Japan, among others, are knocking on the door.有五个国家拥有联合国安理会常任理事国席位，但包括德国和日本在内的其他国家也要求加入进来。
15. We could ___ a bigger living space by knocking two rooms into one.我们可以把两个房间打通，增加客厅空间。
16. The wall between the kitchen and the dining room has been partially knocked ___.厨房和饭厅之间的墙已被部分打通。
17. We could knock a hole through the wall ___ the cupboard.我们可以在墙壁上打个洞通到壁橱里。
18. The British press always knock British winners ___ any sport.不管是何种体育项目，英国新闻界总是对获胜的英国选手吹毛求疵。
19. ‘Designer fashion is silly.’ ‘Don’t knock it; it’s an important ___.’ “名牌时装傻得很。”“别挑刺了，那可是个重要的行业。”
20. The aim is to knock the ball into the ___ goal.目标是把球踢进对方的球门。
21. The Covid-19 has really knocked me for ___.新冠肺炎使我感到浑身乏力。
22. Suzanne was very upset when her mother left home. It knocked the ___ out of her.母亲离家出走使得苏珊娜苦恼不已，整个人变得萎靡不振。
23. His daughter’s death knocked Tom ___.女儿的去世使汤姆大受打击。
24. The struggle to build up her own business had knocked ___ into her.创业的艰难经历使他得到了一些教训。
25. None of them can agree and it needs someone to knock ___ together.他们各持己见，需要有人出面让他们别再吵了。
26. We wanted to go for a picnic, but the rain’s knocked that on the ___.我们原本打算去野餐，但是那场雨使计划泡汤了。
27. With that dress, you’ll knock him ___.你穿上那件连衣裙，准会给他一个大大的惊喜。
28. The press were determined to knock the princess off the ___ that they had put her on.新闻界决心把被他们捧上天的王妃拉下来。
29. The new computer system knocks ___ off the old one.新的计算机系统比旧的要好得多。
30. If you say that again, I’ll knock your head ___!如果你再说那样的话，我就把你打个半死。
31. A sudden drop in supplies of certain chemicals could knock the ___ out the engineering industry.某些化学品供应的突然减少会造成工程制造行业一时间的不景气。
32. My father ___ used to knock me around.父亲以前经常打我。
33. On Saturdays I knock ___ with my friends.周六我都是和朋友在一起玩。
34. We spent the day just ___ around the house.我们就在家里悠闲地过了一天。
35. For a ___ of years we knocked around the Mediterranean.我们在地中海一带漫游了几年。
36. We’ve been knocking ___ a few ideas.我们一直在讨论一些想法。
37. Is there a screwdriver knocking about ___?哪儿有螺丝刀吗？
38. Brenda knocked the brandy ___ quickly.布伦达一口气喝光了白兰地。
39. His new car knocked him back ___ thousand dollars.那辆新车花了他好几千美元。
40. Something ___ hit him from behind and knocked him down.有什么东西从后面击中了他，把他打倒在地。
41. A child was in hospital last night after ___ knocked down by a car.昨晚有个小孩被车撞到，进了医院。
42. They want to knock the house down and ___ it.他们要把房子拆除重建。
43. The new stove we bought was knocked ___ from $800 to $550.我们新买的灶具从800美元降到了550美元。
44. She’s ___ for $150 but I’ll try to knock her down to $100.她要价150美元，但我会想办法压到100美元.
45. Parsons must knock these lessons ___ the team before Saturday.帕森斯必须在星期六之前对球队灌输这些教训。
46. There was no one in the office because they’d all knocked ___ for lunch.办公室里没人，因为他们都下班吃午饭去了。
47. Do you want to knock off ___ today?今天你想早些下班吗？
48. We usually knock off ___ at about twelve on Saturday.星期六我们一般12点左右下班。
49. I’ll knock ___ $10.我愿意降价10美元。
50. Travel agents are knocking $50, and sometimes $100, of the ___ of holidays.旅行社正在把旅游报价调低50美元，有时甚至降价100美元。
51. Moving house will knock an hour off Ray’s ___ to work.搬家将使雷的上班路程缩短一小时。
52. Roland makes a lot of money knocking off ¬¬¬___ of famous paintings.罗兰靠快速仿制名画赚大钱。
53. The champion knocked Biggs out in the seventh ___.那位冠军在第七回合把比格斯打得失去了知觉。
54. His head hit a table as he fell and he knocked himself ___.他跌倒时头撞在桌子上，昏了过去。
55. The nurse gave me some medicine which ___ knocked me out.护士给我用了些药，我就昏过去了。
56. The German team ___ knocked out in the first round.德国队首轮即遭淘汰。
57. He first hit the ___ when he knocked Becker out of the French open Tournament.他在法国网球公开赛上淘汰了贝克尔，第一次上了头版头条。
58. The air ___ were planned to knock out communications on the ground.计划中空袭是为了摧毁地面通讯。
59. She loved the movie. It knocked her ___.她非常喜欢这部影片，对它赞叹不已。
60. Paul has been knocking out new songs for the ___.保罗为这张专辑写出一首又一首新歌。
61. A woman was knocked ___ by a bus last year.去年有个女人被一辆公共汽车撞到了。
62. We should be able to knock something ___ with what’s in the fridge.用冰箱里现成的东西，我们应该能凑出几道菜。
63. Michael knocked ___ a shed in the back garden.迈克尔在后花园里匆匆搭了个棚屋。
64. What time do you want to me to ___ you up in the morning?你想让我早上几点敲门叫醒你？
65. Jane knocked on the window to ___ his attention.简敲敲窗想引起他的注意。
66. The noise of a rope knocking against the side of the ship ___ him up.绳子敲打船舷的声音把他吵醒了。
67. We must get the plumber ___ – the central heating is knocking again.我们得去请管道工了 – 中央暖气又嘭嘭作响了。
68. She was knocking ___ 80 when she died.她死时快80岁了。
69. People had come to ___ the knock at the door in the middle of the night.人们开始害怕半夜里的敲门声。
70. They said they’d arrive at six and they were there right on the ___.他们说他们将六点到达，果然分秒不差。
71. Please don’t knock the table while I’m drawing.我画画时请别敲桌子。
72. I’ll knock a nail into the wall to ___ the picture on.我将把钉子敲到墙上挂这幅画。
73. As she turned she knocked the pot ___ the table with her hand.她转身时，手把罐子从桌子上碰了下来。
74. A low ___ knocked her off her horse.一根低树枝把她从马上撞下来。
75. A ___ knocked her to the ground and stole her handbag.一个强盗把她撞倒在地，抢了她的手提包。
76. She was knocked down by a hit-and-___ driver.她被一个闯了祸就跑的司机撞到了。
77. You could have knocked me down with a ___.我太惊讶了！
78. Who knocked ___ this vase?谁把这个花瓶打翻了？
79. Some thug knocked him ___.有个恶棍把他打昏了。
80. He fell off his bike and knocked two teeth ___.他从自行车上摔下来，撞掉了两颗牙。
81. Don’t ___ him – he’s doing his best.别说他坏话 – 他在尽力。
82. Pay no ___ to the knockers – I thought you did very well.别在意这些说坏话的人 – 我认为你做得很好。
83. She ___ a hammer and knocked a hole in the wall.她拿了一把锤子在墙上敲了个洞。
84. We’ll knock that window ___.我们要把那扇窗打掉。
85. Failing her exams has knocked some of her ___ out of her.考试不及格使她少了些傲慢。
86. His father used to knock him ___ and even once broke his nose.他父亲以前经常虐待他，一次甚至把他的鼻梁打断了。
87. I’ll knock his ___ off if he tries anything with me!要是他敢对我怎么样，我就要敲碎他的脑袋！
88. The rise in mortgage rates really knocked the ___ out of the housing market.抵押率的上升确实削弱了房屋市场的基础。
89. Okay, son – get ___ on that stage and knock’em dead!好，儿子 – 上台就尽量演好！
90. Now that the Government has knocked the proposed motorway on the ___, local communities can relax.既然政府否定了建高速公路的建议，当地居民可以松口气了。
91. The work’s half finished – I need another couple of hours to knock it ___ the head.工作完成一半了 – 我再用几个小时就能干完。
92. A couple of years in the army will knock some ___ into him.在军队里呆上几年会让他懂些道理。
93. Geoff’s new car knocks spots ___ everyone else’s.杰夫的新车比谁的都漂亮。
94. If one or two trains run late, it has a knock-___ effect on the entire rail service.一两班火车晚点会间接影响整个铁路运输。
95. He ___ a knock on the head when he fell.他跌落时撞到了头。
96. Clive’ taken quite a few ___ knocks lately.克莱夫近来碰到不少倒霉事。
97. The fight ___ in a knockout.这场比赛以一方被击倒而结束。
98. Her dress was a ___.她的连衣裙非常漂亮。
99. High interest rates have been a knockout ___ to the business.高利率对企业构成了致命打击。
100. Scotland’s failed to get through the knockout ___ of the competition.苏格兰队在淘汰赛阶段失利。
参考文献:
朗文当代高级英语词典[M]. 北京：外语教学与研究出版社， PEARSON. 2014
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